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buffoonlike

buffoonlike adjective: resembling a buffoon.

Adjective

buffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)

  1. Resembling a buffoon
    • Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.2009 January 2, Wendy Moonan, “Nautical Pack Rat and Sea Dog in Chief”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    buffoonish

Synonyms of buffoonlike

Forms of buffoonlike

comparativemore buffoonlike
superlativemost buffoonlike

Origin of buffoonlike

From buffoon + -like.

Questions about buffoonlike

What does buffoonlike mean?
Buffoonlike means resembling a buffoon.
What part of speech is buffoonlike?
Buffoonlike is an adjective.

Words near buffoonlike in the dictionary

  1. buffooning
  2. buffoonish
  3. buffoonishly
  4. buffoonism
  5. buffoonisms
  6. buffoonlike
  7. buffoonly
  8. buffoonries
  9. buffoonry
  10. buffoons
  11. Bufford

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